Wednesday, July 25, 2012

United Kingdom: Drax aims to go coal-free after biomass subsidy review

BusinessGreen: Drax Group has confirmed plans to convert its North Yorkshire power station to run mainly on biomass, after the government yesterday announced it would limit the subsidy available to plants powered by a mix of renewable and fossil fuels. Under changes to the government's Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) banding review announced yesterday, co-fired plants will be subsidised on a unit-by-unit basis, instead of as a whole plant. From April 2013, boilers that have been fully converted to...

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